Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
Attractions near Athens
Leave Athens for Appalachian Trail, 35 mi away
Yearly visitors to Appalachian Trail number about 3M. Nothing is mapped inside Athens, but 10 places to visit are within 40 miles. The commonest are 3 museums, 2 parks & preserves and a national preserve. A day out reaches Blue Ridge Parkway, 53 mi away.
Attractions nearby
19
within 60 miles
The big one
35 mi
Appalachian Trail
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Park & preserve · 35 mi east
Appalachian Trail
2,198.4-mile (3,538 km) trail going through fourteen US states managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where to find them
To the north is where most of the 10 lie.
Orange: Athens. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every place to visit
Look within 60 miles for all 19.
2Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic parkway that runs between Shenandoah National Park in west central Virginia and Great Smoky National Park in western North Carolina.
3New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Unit of the United States National Park System in West Virginia.
4Project Greek Island
United States government continuity program in West Virginia (decommissioned).
5Lane Stadium
American football stadium on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA, US.
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7The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
Boy Scouts of America reservation, located in West Virginia.
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10Lost World Caverns
Caves and attraction near Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA.
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12Bluestone National Scenic River
4,310 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
13Gauley River National Recreation Area
11,145 acres in West Virginia (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Appalachian Trail: Paulba. Original uploader was Paulbalegend at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Project Greek Island: Z22, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lane Stadium: User:B, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mountain Lake: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve: Lisa Strader, CC BY 2.0 · Virginia Museum of Transportation: Warfieldian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Taubman Museum of Art: O Palsson, CC BY 2.0 · Lost World Caverns: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Thurmond: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain · Gauley River National Recreation Area: Wwkayaker22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · O. Winston Link Museum: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Phillips-Sprague Mine: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Music Center: RMLark, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Glencoe Museum: Skye Marthaler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hahn Horticulture Garden: Kim Peterson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sunshine Farm and Gardens: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
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